Aaron Rodgers thinks outside his pocket.
As he ponders his future — and his place next season, whether with the New York Jets or elsewhere — the 41-year-old quarterback for the 4-11 team is open to multiple scenarios.
“I think there’s a world where they just say, ‘Hey, thanks, we’re going the other way,’ on Jan. 6,” Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, December 23. “That’s a possibility. I think there’s also a possibility that we’ll wait and see who the new staff will be.”
This season, which has seen the team fire head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas so far, has been a disappointment for the Jets. In a recently published article in The Athleticsources within the organization said Jets owner Woody Johnson’s teenage sons, Brick and Jack, could sometimes influence personnel decisions.
“To be released would be a first; to be released by a teenager, that would also be a first,” Rodgers joked.
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Rodgers added, “So, hey, I’m open to anything and I find the comedy in it all. If it happens, hey, that’s a great story.”
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A day later, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, the likely future Hall of Famer had less to share with reporters about whether he thought the Jets owner would welcome him to the final year of his contract.
“You should ask Woody,” Rodgers said curtly.
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Still, the subject of a new Netflix documentary series Aaron Rodgers: Enigma was happier while he was McAfee to discuss other aspects of his life — like the fact that he has a new girlfriend, named Brittani.
While discussing his Christmas shopping habits, Rodgers casually dropped the news, explaining that he was stressed about a late-arriving gift for his partner.
“There’s one package left for my girlfriend Brittani that hasn’t turned up yet,” he said. “I’ve been waiting for this to come out, it did today.”
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After some targeted ribbing from McAfee and co-host AJ Hawk, Rodgers addressed whether he’s in love: “It feels good guys. It is.”
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